Health workers check the boxes containing coronavirus vaccines developed by China's Sinovac Biotech as they arrived in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s highest Islamic body on Friday gave its religious approval to China’s Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The head of the council’s Fatwa Department Asorirun Niam Sholeh also said that the complete fatwa, or religious edict, related to the safety of the vaccine is still waiting for the green light from the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority.
If given conditional approval, President Joko Widodo said that he will receive the first shot next week, with some of the ministers and senior officials, followed health care workers and other public servants.
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